frelling
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9.9
- adjective
- Slang
- He was so frelling late that we almost left without him.
- frelling thing
Examples
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I can't believe I lost the frelling keys again.
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That was a frelling amazing episode of the show.
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I can't believe this frelling computer crashed again during my presentation.
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That was a frelling amazing performance!
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I can't believe he said that frelling nonsense.
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This frelling ship is not going to last the night!
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Can you please fix this frelling computer already?
Synonyms
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9.9
A rude strong word people use to show anger or surprise
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9.2
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
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9.5
A word people use to add strong feeling to another word
106
9.1
To show strong anger, surprise, or emphasis
100
9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
86
9.9
A word people use to show strong feeling without rude words
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7.0
To show strong anger or annoyance before a word
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9.9
To make what you say sound stronger, like a mild swear
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9.9
A mild swear word used instead of stronger words
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9.9
A rude strong word used before an adjective or noun to show strong feeling
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9.9
A mildly rude word people use to show strong annoyance in Britain
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9.5
Appears before verbs or adjectives to make them stronger
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9.8
A mild swear people use to make what they say stronger
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9.8
A word that makes another word stronger, often to show anger or surprise
People say this to show annoyance or strong feeling
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
frelling = frell (semi-transparent) = frell + ing
The formation is a regular '-ing' intensifier built on the nonce expletive 'frell', but the base is an invented euphemism so its relation to stronger swear words may be unclear to learners.
Etymology
Frelling was invented in science fiction as a clean replacement for a stronger swear or a 'mild swear'. Think of it like freaking: it is used before an adjective or verb to add strong feeling, so you can show annoyance or excitement without being very rude.